Celco Heating and Air Conditioning Blog : Posts Tagged ‘Fairfield CT’

About this time of year, the battle over the thermostat begins in earnest. We’ve enjoyed a very mild start to the winter, but the solstice has come and gone, and you can count on temperatures becoming seasonal. This means you can also count on your thermostat being the center of many comfort issues. What if we told you we have the perfect solution to your problem? Let us elaborate a little more below.

It looks like the weather has finally caught up to our holiday season, meaning you have turned on your heating system for the season. Forced air systems can heat homes very quickly, but they can also dry out your indoor air. Every home needs a certain amount of moisture, aka, humidity, to be comfortable and balanced. Otherwise you may develop itchy skin, dried out eyes, noses and throats, and even see damage to wood products in the form of splintering and cracking. One of the best ways to keep your indoor humidity levels balanced during the winter months is by using a whole home humidifier.

This is the time of year when time flies. It’s the last push to the end of the year for businesses, the holidays are around the corner and daylight gets shorter and shorter each day until just before Christmas. It can be very easy to forget to take care of your commercial heating system, but you don’t want to be reminded when the system malfunctions and requires repair. So do yourself and your business a favor and call to schedule maintenance for your heating system before the holidays hit.

There have been a number of storms heading up the coast since August, and we have been lucky that they’ve missed us. But we won’t be lucky every time, and as we have seen, a lot of our weather has been extreme enough to shut down the power for several days at a time. One of the best ways to protect your family and your home during prolonged power outages is by installing a whole home generator. The electrical pros at Celco Heating and Air Conditioning have years of experience with whole home generators, but first, let’s take a look at some reasons why they are important.

Are you feeling that chill in the air in the evenings? Are you looking at your wood pile picking out the choice pieces for your first fire of the year? It is that time of year, but we have one question to ask you: have you called your Celco Heating and Air Conditioning expert to schedule annual fireplace cleaning? If not, then it’s time to give us a call.

There’s a lot of talk about tankless hot water heater systems, and many homeowners enjoy the benefits this type of system has to offer. However, it can be pretty confusing when it comes to understanding how a water heater with no storage tank can produce enough hot water for an entire household. The experts from Celco Heating and Air Conditioning would like to give you an overview of how this type of hot water heater does, in fact, provide you with all the hot water your home in Fairfield, CT needs.

Even though we are at the hottest point of the summer, there are certain things you should definitely not be seeing from your whole home air conditioning system. One of these is ice build-up. While it may seem, initially, like it could be a normal development with your AC, it isn’t. More importantly, it is an indication that there is a problem with your air conditioner that needs to be fixed. The AC pros at Celco Heating and Air Conditioning can determine why there is ice on your air conditioner and repair it so that you can enjoy the rest of your summer in Fairfield, CT in cool, dry air.

We are in the dog days of summer, where temperatures are over 90 and the humidity matches. These are the days when your whole home air conditioning system works its hardest, which is also the time when it is most likely to breakdown if it has been experiencing problems. Keeping the stress off of your AC system can be a challenge when it is very hot out, but there is a simple rule that can help: the 20 degree spread.

Proper sizing is critical for your air conditioning system, and it’s not as easy as you may think. Many people will tell you all you have to know to properly size your AC system is the square footage of your home. The truth is that the square footage is only one of several important factors that have to be accounted for to ensure your cooling system is correctly sized for your home in Fairfield, CT. What else has to be considered? Let’s take a look.

As we head toward the hottest part of the year, you may be wondering how your air conditioner helps remove the humidity that makes everything feel so hot and sticky. The key to this process is the refrigerant in your system, as refrigerant facilitates the removal of heat and humidity. If you are experiencing excessive humidity, you may want to consider the installation of a whole home dehumidifier for your home in Fairfield, CT. First, let’s take a look at how the humidity is removed by your AC.